Home Insurance in Bentleyville, Pennsylvania
With a median home value of $148,300, Bentleyville is 35% lower than the Washington County median.
Aging wiring, roofing and plumbing in older homes can push up the cost to insure or rebuild them. The typical home in Bentleyville was built around 1953. About 61% of homes were built before 1960, about 17 points above Washington County's 44%.
In Bentleyville, the housing stock is 74% single-family homes, 19% apartments in buildings with 5+ units and 4% mobile or manufactured homes. Mobile and manufactured homes typically need a manufactured-home (HO-7) policy rather than a standard homeowners policy.
About 56% of owner-occupied homes in Bentleyville have a mortgage. Lenders require hazard (homeowners) insurance on any home carrying a mortgage.
The vacancy rate is 13%; vacant or unoccupied homes typically need a different coverage form than an owner-occupied policy. About 63% of occupied homes in Bentleyville are owner-occupied.
In Bentleyville, 69% of homes are primarily heated with natural gas.
Washington County's top FEMA-rated hazard is inland flooding (Relatively Moderate), per FEMA's National Risk Index. Washington County had 619 active NFIP flood policies as of September 2026. See the full Washington County home insurance overview for all FEMA hazard ratings and flood coverage details. Flood damage is excluded from a standard homeowners policy.
In Pennsylvania, the statewide average premium for a standard HO-3 homeowners policy is $1,217 per year (NAIC, 2023 data).
Key figures
| Median home value | $148,300 |
|---|---|
| Median year built | 1953 |
| Owner-occupied share | 63% |
| Share of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage | 56% |
| Top county hazard | Inland Flooding (Relatively Moderate) |
| Active NFIP policies in Washington County | 619 |
| Home insurance premium | $1,217 - statewide average (NAIC, 2023 data) |
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Sources
Data last updated: 2026-09-29
- U.S. Census Bureau Gazetteer Files (2024)
- U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-Year Estimates (2024)
- FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025)
- FEMA OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Policies v3 (2026)
- NAIC Dwelling Fire, Homeowners Owner-Occupied, and Homeowners Tenant and Condominium/Cooperative Unit Owners Insurance: Data for 2023 (published 2026) (2023)